No rescue needed!

[tokashikibob]

Fellas, Headed out early Sat morning to a well healed auction house, suit and tie crowd.. I'm a jeans and flannel guy, as a sexy looking gunto was being offered a couple hours away. I really liked the koshirae look and as always wanted to see it in person vice online bidding. The description was very poor... i.e. WW2 blade, nice temper line, that was about it.

 

So, after getting lost a bit, I finally got to pick up the blade and focusing my poor eyesight, I'm shocked to see combo mokume/itame all the way to the mune. Gunome hamon with sungashi. The poor description shut down the phones and internet after a grand, it was just me and one guy bidding it up in 100 dollar increments until he dropped. It was nice to get a nice blade not in need of rescue!

 

I think the mei is Kanetada correct? If so, I do not think it is Kanetada of showa period as a clue is the only kizu on the blade is a small distinct sword strike on the mune. Is there a earlier Kanetada or is the translation off?

 

Koshirae - I really liked the Koshirae, especially the three part tsuba. Is there any significance to this hardware? High ranking officer?

 

I'll try post some better hada pictures when I get my good camera back tonight.

Best Regards,

Bob

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

Hard to read, but seem you translate it correctly as kanetada 兼忠. :D

 

Sebastien

[Brian]

Wartime smith. I just had a quick look, but doesn't it say (province) ju Kanetada kore (wo) kitau?

Search the forum, his mei has been discussed before.

 

Brian

[SwordGuyJoe]

Hopefully you didn't go too far past $1k....

[tokashikibob]

Joe, The bad part of this auction house was the 18% premium. I guess that Kantada isn't in the hall of fame, but he put some effort into this particular piece. I'll keep it around and sell off a nondescript gunto to keep my numbers down and $ up. Hell, I may bring it to Chicago so the pro's can give it a emperor's thumbs up or down.

 

Best Regards,

Bob

[tokashikibob]

Gents,

Some close up's of the hada of what it would seem to be one of Kanetada's better efforts compared to other examples on the internet. In regards to the unusual sword strike on a seemingly showa period made sword, could it be supposed that they trained in Iaido with their personal sword vice a training sword sometimes? Thank you in advance for any comments.

Semper Fi,

Bob

[Brian]

Bob,

Interesting hada. Maybe experimenting with a mixture of iron. At least it is safe to say it is not made from a solid monocore block of mill steel. Interesting indeed. The hamon looks oil quenched though.

 

Brian

[Daniel]

Hi

Regarding sword strikes on Showato or Gendaito I think chances are high they come from a GI's son playing Ivanhoe. Of course it's much cooler to describe them as battle scars. Not many allied troops equipped with european long swords as I know(in fact I only know of one).

About your sword let's wait and see what our Iaidokas have to say because I don't know if live swords are used in that way during training but I guess not. Interesting hada though.

Best Regards

Daniel

[Marius]

Interesting hada. Maybe experimenting with a mixture of iron. At least it is safe to say it is not made from a solid monocore block of mill steel.

 

Well, trying to copy Norishige?

[Jiro49]

I cant speak for all but if live blades are used there is no sword to sword contact made.

 

I have owned a showa era blade with the same koshirae but the saya was raiden.